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Practices of primary health care nurses in the care for people in psychological distress

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the practices of nurses working in Primary Health Care in caring for people in psychological distress. Method: Qualitative study conducted with 30 nurses working directly in Primary Health Care. Data were collected from January to March 2023 through semi-structured int...

Efficacy of auriculotherapy for decreasing anxiety and stress among perioperative nursing workers: a mixed study

Abstract Objective: to analyze the effectiveness of auriculotherapy for decreasing anxiety and stress of perioperative nursing professionals. Method: mixed methods research, embedded experimental model. In the quantitative stage, a randomized, triple-blind clinical trial was conducted with perioperat...

Instrument for classifying dependency in neonatal intensive care: analysis of agreement and reliability

Abstract Objective: to analyze the reliability of the items that compose the instrument for classifying newborns according to the degree of dependence on nursing care in a neonatal intensive care unit. Method: methodological study that analyzed the agreement and reliability of the instrument in a neo...

Nurses' perceptions of leadership in Brazilian hospitals during COVID-19 through Kotter's conception

Abstract Objective: to understand nurses' leadership perceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilian university hospitals, through the lens of John Kotter's concepts and his eight-step change model. Method: a multicenter qualitative research with an analytical design. The sample comprised 139 n...

Stock, composition and distribution of the nursing workforce in Brazil: a snapshot

Abstract Objective: to analyze the availability (in terms of stock and composition) and accessibility (in terms of geographical distribution) of the nursing workforce in Brazil. Method: this is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection, identified by combining databases av...

Factors associated with medication non-adherence among patients with heart failure

Abstract Objective: to identify the factors contributing to medication non-adherence among patients with heart failure. Method: cross-sectional and analytical study using the Medida de Adesão ao Tratamento [Treatment Adherence Measure] scale to assess medication non-adherence. Independent variables ...

"Times of war and time of uncertain peace": Narratives of parents of childhood cancer survivors

Abstract Objective: to analyze the meaning attributed by parents to the extended and permanent survival of childhood cancer. Method: qualitative narrative inquiry, developed with parents of adolescents and young adults who survived childhood cancer. Recruitment and data collection involved virtual an...

Self-care for people with heart failure: the importance of tele-nursing in the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract Objective: to describe factors of influence of telenursing on naturalistic decision making about self-care of people with heart failure during COVID-19. Method: this is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, with 16 participants interviewed after hospitalization for decompensated hea...

Profile of female users of prescribed psychotropics in a prison unit in minas gerais

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the profile of women who use prescribed psychotropic drugs in a female prison unit. Method: this is a quantitative, exploratory, descriptive cross-sectional study developed with the population of a female penitentiary complex in the state of Minas Gerais. The total popula...

Nursing care quality from the child's perspective: cross-cultural adaptation of the children care quality at hospital for brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: to perform the cross-cultural adaptation of the Children Care Quality at Hospital instrument to the Portuguese language spoken in Brazil. Method: this is a methodological study on the adaptation of an instrument designed to assess the quality of nursing care from the perspective of...